The fastest place to get your little ones to like the battlefield is at Devil’s Den. The rocks are AWESOME. This never gets old. We play here for hours and then squeeze in a little on the side gradually covering the battlefield. But this is the reason they cheer when I say we are going to Gettysburg.

We go to the visitor’s center, parking is free. We skip the museum and interactive exhibits. It’s too tempting to head to the battlefield. We drive using the map the guides marked for us. I also have a copy of Colonel Jacob Melchoir Sheads’ guidebook.